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What Causes Sharp Pain On The Ribs With Dizziness After Laughing?
Today I heard a good joke and had a deep laugh the bottoms on both sides of my ribs had a very sharp pain a minute or so later I got very dizzy and could not breath well 1 had a total of 3 dizzy spells about 15 min apart were I thought it might be the end. The pain is still there but tolerable I have not been able to lay on my stomach for about a week or so with out hurting I thought I was just sore from splitting wood but after today I think its a lung problem. I am going to make an appointment tomorrow but I was just curious so I got on the Internet What do u think ? 36 year old, smoker, in great shape, normal temperature, the last 3 years I get a bad rash from the sun on exposed skin
Tue, 26 Apr 2016
hi,
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough examination of lungs and musculoskeletal assessment is advised.
As mentioned by you about the symptoms, there are two possibilities as per me.
1. it could be costochondritis
2. Intercoastal muscle spasm.
Now for this a thorough assessment will help guide us to look for the proper diagnostic procedure like an x-ray or a CT scan. In CT even the lungs will be exposed and any pathology of it will be shown.
Based on this, with simple medication and physical therapy you should perform well. Also, the physical therapy will teach you the best possible way of breathing exercises which will help improve the lung capacities.
In my clinical practice I see cases with similar issues and they respond well to physical therapy in combination to drug therapy.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
thank you for providing the brief history of you.
A thorough examination of lungs and musculoskeletal assessment is advised.
As mentioned by you about the symptoms, there are two possibilities as per me.
1. it could be costochondritis
2. Intercoastal muscle spasm.
Now for this a thorough assessment will help guide us to look for the proper diagnostic procedure like an x-ray or a CT scan. In CT even the lungs will be exposed and any pathology of it will be shown.
Based on this, with simple medication and physical therapy you should perform well. Also, the physical therapy will teach you the best possible way of breathing exercises which will help improve the lung capacities.
In my clinical practice I see cases with similar issues and they respond well to physical therapy in combination to drug therapy.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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